NEDIC Bulletin
Consider recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN), and eating disorders in general, like traversing down a road – one that is unpaved, full of potholes, and for which there is no (Google) map. Common pitfalls encountered during recovery could then be considered normal “roadblocks” – the egosyntonic nature of the illness being among them. In order not to stumble, it is important that patient, carer, and therapist alike fully understand what aspects of their illness AN patients may value, as well as get familiar with methods to bypassing pitfalls linked with egosyntonicity.